Chart of the Month: Consumers and Companies Align on Climate Concerns and Sustainability Action
Paula Ferolla
Many consumers strive to make sustainable choices in their purchases and daily habits. This puts increased pressure on brands to provide transparency and ethical products and services to their customers. In response, many companies have a proactive sustainability strategy in place.
Cold Wash: Embracing a Central Growth Strategy in Laundry Care
Filip Hoffmann-Häußler
There are structural government and industry shifts that continue to increase the prominence of cold wash, and there is a hard fact that will drive it beyond opposition. If every home on the planet used an automatic washing machine with the energy-inefficient hot wash behaviours of today, that would dramatically increase global household electricity use against an existing energy supply shortfall in developed and developing markets, and a looming CO2 emissions crisis.
個人カード払い総額、日本はアジア第二位の規模拡大を記録
Euromonitor International
アジア太平洋地域は、2023年のカード決済世界市場における最大の地域であり、世界カード決済取引総額のうち、実に57%を同地域が占めています。同地域のカード決済は、向こう5年間にかけても、クレジットカードとデビットカードを中心に更なる成長が見込まれます。
Electronic direct sales generated USD86 billion, accounting for 71% of all B2B payments in 2023: Euromonitor International
Euromonitor International
As consumer cash, cheques and paper payments continue to decline, financial card and electronic direct payment platforms will increasingly target B2B spending to grow electronic and financial card payment volume, according to research by Euromonitor International.
Informa x EMI Business Breakfast Meeting: Melbourne
Tim Foulds
Business Breakfast events are designed for industry professionals to participate in engaging insights-driven panel sessions delivered by industry partners, and to take advantage of the networking opportunity – all in under an hour across various cities!
アジア主要国のインバウンド決済最前線 Part 2
Prudence Lai
本シリーズ記事では、筆者が体験した、東アジアの主要市場におけるレジャーおよびビジネス旅行中のインバウンド決済を振り返り、各市場が外国人旅行者を迎える上で評価すべき点および問題点を浮き彫りにする。Part2では中国本土と香港特別行政区を取り上げる。
Tech-Focused Investments: Retailers' Pursuit of New Concepts
Marija Milasevic
The retail landscape is continuously transforming in response to evolving consumer needs. Retailers must introduce new concepts to adapt to changing shopping behaviour and market conditions. In 2023 retailers’ new launches were around five key areas: New Digital Interfaces, Responsible Retail, Simplified Shopping, Experiential Retail and Data-Driven Retail. These five themes encompass trends that are expected to have the most influence on the development of new concepts within the retail sector over the next five years.
アジア主要国のインバウンド決済最前線 Part 1
Prudence Lai
本シリーズ記事では、筆者が体験した、東アジアの主要市場におけるレジャーおよびビジネス旅行中のインバウンド決済を振り返り、各市場が外国人旅行者を迎える上で評価すべき点および問題点を浮き彫りにする。Part1では日本と台湾を取り上げる。
Three Key Global Consumer Trends in Pet Care for 2024
Ekaterina Tretyakova
Each year, Euromonitor International identifies the top global trends that reflect changing consumer values and behavioural shifts, which significantly impact the business landscape. Three consumer trends—Value Hackers, Delightful Distractions and Wellness Pragmatists—stand out as the most relevant for the pet care industry in 2024, primarily due to the impact of inflation, pet humanisation and health concerns.